Anxiety decisions — 2019

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of service connection for seizures or anxiety, and thus the claims are denied.

The Board has remanded for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety, depression, and PTSD. The Veteran's right ankle disability is rated at 20 percent since October 3, 2015.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been reopened, and the case is remanded to determine if his reported in-service stressors are verified and whether any diagnosed psychiatric conditions are related to military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and anxiety disorder. The case will be returned for further examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression, anxiety and PTSD) due to a lack of medical evidence and need for further examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that his current conditions are not related to his active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an adjustment disorder with depressed mood, anxiety, and sleep issues related to pain syndrome is granted. The claims for left eye disability, hyperlipidemia, neuropathy of the upper extremities, neuropathy of the lower extremities, cold injury of the upper extremities, cold injury of the lower extremities, circulatory disorder, and traumatic brain injury are denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The effective dates for the awards of service connection are fixed at December 10, 2012.

The Board has dismissed the appeal regarding service connection for sick disorder. The appeals for major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder are remanded.

The Board has denied a higher rating for PTSD prior to July 14, 2016 and has remanded the issue of whether a higher rating is warranted from that date forward. The Veteran's symptoms have been found not to meet the criteria for a disability rating higher than 30 percent prior to July 14, 2016.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is currently rated at 30 percent prior to March 29, 2018 and denied for a higher rating. Since March 29, 2018, the Veteran's symptoms do not meet the criteria for a 50 percent rating.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for anxiety disorder was denied by the Board, as his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating.

The Board has granted service connection for adjustment disorder with anxiety, depression, and substance use as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left arm condition. The case is remanded for further rating considerations and TDIU evaluation.

The Board has withdrawn the appeal for an increased disability rating for tension headaches. The case of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder, amnesia, generalized anxiety disorder, and PTSD is remanded due to new evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected orthopedic and psychiatric disabilities are found to be the likely cause of her diagnosed MDD, GAD, OSA, respiratory condition, GI disability, and breast cancer.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, as well as increased ratings for right shoulder traumatic bursitis and lumbosacral disc disease. The case will be returned to the RO for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD with anxiety and depression, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether it was caused by an in-service event. The claim for secondary service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to include as secondary to PTSD with anxiety and depression is remanded.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is remanded due to inadequate examination and need for a new opinion.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical records and an updated VA examination to address the etiology of any currently diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's sleep apnea is related to his service, but has remanded for further examination and opinion regarding his acquired psychiatric condition.